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Taj & The Tale of the Tiger
offered by supplier M16759 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 10
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 50
people
Destination(s):
India
Specialty Categories:
Archeology/History
Wildlife Viewing
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 1000 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 2000 US Dollar (USD)
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Rajasthan is where all the country's similes and metaphors appear to have come together. Sand dunes, wooded hills and amazing lakes, palaces and rugged forts, men and women in colorful turbans and skirts, bustling towns and quiet villages, camels, elephants and tigers, harsh sunlight and the cool evening breeze - are all there in abundance.
The construction of Taj Mahal was started in A.D. 1632 and completed at the ended in 1648 A.D. For seventeen years, twenty thousand workmen are said to have been employed on it daily, for their accommodation a small town, named after the deceased empress- 'Mumtazabad', now known as Taj Ganj, was built adjacent to it.
The designer of Taj Mahal was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The material was brought in from allover India and central Asia and it took a fleet of 1000 elephants to transport it to the site. The central dome is 187 ft. high at the center.
Some feel the Taj is best seen on a full moon night, others find it ethereal at dawn while some insist that it is sensuous at sunset.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Delhi. Delhi Arrival at the airport & transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2: Delhi. Delhi Full day tour of Old Delhi & New Delhi. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3: Delhi – Agra. 203 km. Leave for Agra to visit the famous Taj Mahal & Agra Fort. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4: Agra – Bandhavgarh. Take a train to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
Days 5 - 8: Bandhavgarh. In Bandhavgarh. Evening jeep drive / Elephant ride looking for the tiger.
Day 9: Bandhavgarh – Delhi. Morning jeep drive in the park. In the evening take an train to Delhi.
Day 10: Delhi. Arrive Delhi Railway Station. Departure to the international airport.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Also see tour packages in:
Asia
India
Archeology/History
Wildlife Viewing
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